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tb_a
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Minolta AF 85/1.4
Minolta AF 20/2.8 |
A very good choice. Especially the 85/1.4 is a real gem. I simply adore this lens.
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visualopsins
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| Gardener wrote: |
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| I already spend well over a $1000 a month on lenses. |
 wondering about focus? How long? Can you give us overview/survey of "collection"? |
Focus? It's shifting - for example, I used to be heavily into Minolta, but then I sold most of it. There's still 50/1.4's and 28/2.8's (all of them), 35/1.8, 24/2.8, 58/1.2, 85/1.7, a few 100/2.5's, and may be something else on the long side. I used to have a huge macro collection, but ever since I got a hold of 100/2.8 L my interest in those waned - so gone are Bokinas, Kirons, Tamrons, Vivitars and their cousins (real macros and close focus lenses) and almost all brand name macros I used to own. I then got into Canon and picked up a decent set and that's what I shoot most of the time now when I shoot mirrorless. I also have a solid collection of manual nikkors for my Nikon cameras, although there's nothing outrageously expensive there. But significant portion of my buying is just trying new lenses, like the time I got interested in fast Soligors and got most of them. I played with them for a while and then they were gone. So, stuff comes and stuff goes.
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| Holy cow! Is this a case of acute GAS? |
Some of it is GAS, sure, as the net total of the lenses I own increases, but much of it is bought, tried and passed along. Like a few weeks back, when I saw a pile of stuff that contained an uncommon 21mm lens. I have no real interest in vintage ultrawides, but when ever I will get a chance at another one? For $200 below its going price? So, I will play with it for a while, probably run it against a few similar lenses I do have and then the whole set will be converted into something else - may be a7II or high end m43, if I ever decide which way I lean. |
Thanks. The fact you also resell a significant number each month makes the $1000 figure less shocking, because that much money would buy some really exellent high-end glass!
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Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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Gardener
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Gardener wrote:
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| Thanks. The fact you also resell a significant number each month makes the $1000 figure less shocking, because that much money would buy some really exellent high-end glass! |
I may be crazy with the amount of gear I have on hand, but not with the balance sheet. As to the really expensive stuff, sure, I have some, but I believe a lens like that should serve a purpose. Like, can I swing a Planar 85/1.2 or 85mm Otus? Yes, most likely. But what's the point of doing it if I can't make my kids sit straight in front of the cameras for even a minute? |
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Mir
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Mir wrote:
28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M (III)
Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2
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CANON RF: 2.8/28, 2/35, 1.2/50, 1.4/50, Serenar 1.8/50, 2/85, 2/100, 3.5/100
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And a small Minolta AF set: 2.8/20, 1.4/35, 1.4/50, 2/100, 4.5/100-200
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Rick1779
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Rick1779 wrote:
| tb_a wrote: |
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Minolta AF 85/1.4
Minolta AF 20/2.8 |
A very good choice. Especially the 85/1.4 is a real gem. I simply adore this lens. |
It would be great with my "new" α7
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tb_a
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tb_a wrote:
| Rick1779 wrote: |
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Minolta AF 85/1.4
Minolta AF 20/2.8 |
A very good choice. Especially the 85/1.4 is a real gem. I simply adore this lens. |
It would be great with my "new" α7 |
A great camera. Congratulations. I have it as well. 
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Rick1779
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Rick1779 wrote:
| tb_a wrote: |
| Rick1779 wrote: |
| tb_a wrote: |
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Minolta AF 85/1.4
Minolta AF 20/2.8 |
A very good choice. Especially the 85/1.4 is a real gem. I simply adore this lens. |
It would be great with my "new" α7 |
A great camera. Congratulations. I have it as well. |
I'm in love with it 
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I'd love the Minolta AF 1.4/85 and 2.8/20 for my a850.
Coincidentally, I just bought two Sigma AF lenses for my a850 that are pretty good alternatives for the price - a 2.8/90 macro and a 3.5/18, they cost me under 100ukp for the pair.
The 2.8/90 is great, lovely bokeh, sharp as a tack, very little CA, if you see one, it's well worth grabbing.
The 3.5/18 is pretty good too, it has a fair bit of barrel distortion and vignetting, but both are very easily corrected in photoshop, it also has 2-3px purple fringing on the edges, but again, that is easily corrected. Overall, it's a good lens, but I bought it as a stopgap until I find something better.
I haven't done anything to correct the distortion or vignetting here, just a quick test shot:
100% crop, I forget what aperture, f5.6 I think, it's certainly sharp in the central region:
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Lightshow
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Attila's Helios 40 with red P to go with my 44 red P Edit: looks like it's been sold.
CV 125 APO Macro
CV 65/2 APO Macro (NEW)
CV 40/1.2 (NEW)
SMC Pentax K 85/1.8 & 28/3.5
CZJ 75/1.5 thin
Leica M 50/2 no focus tab
Orestor 100/2.8
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
The only expensive mf lens that I can think of right now that I wish I had is the Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical. But I might not be successful finding one for "only" $1000 anymore.
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thebbm
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thebbm wrote:
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| The only expensive mf lens that I can think of right now that I wish I had is the Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical. But I might not be successful finding one for "only" $1000 anymore. |
this lens is not sooo expensive , or i'm missing something
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Canon-FD-SSC-55mm-f1-2-Aspherical-/152585951994?hash=item2386d4dafa:g:pOYAAOSws5pZNG0C
what the difference between this two lenses ?
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Canon-FD-55mm-f-1-2-S-S-C-Aspherical-78064-/272739797882?hash=item3f808f0b7a:g:-hIAAOSwwzhZRnMP
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/CANON-FD-SSC-S-S-C-AL-1-2-55-55-55mm-F1-2-chrom-chrome-ring-Aspherical-type-1-/311903542547?hash=item489ee65d13:g:D5cAAOSwgyxWWAwL
10 times the price ^^^ or he smoke something |
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Well, first of all, because I don't speak french, I wasn't able to puzzle out how to load the concluded auction in your first link. But the lenses in the second and third link I was able to view. I dunno about 5000 Euros for that lens. It is an early FD because it has the chrome bayonet ring in front. It shows "AL" instead of "Aspherical" and has a gold ring. Neither of these have I seen before. So I guess it must be a very rare lens. But 5000 Euros? Yeah, I think he's smoking something.
BTW, I wish that 598 Euro price could be found on US eBay. I took a look there earlier and found several of these lenses. They ranged in prices from about $1,000 to over $1,400. Whew. About a year ago, they were selling for about $600. So I think these prices involve a considerable amount of wishful thinking. But I dunno -- I haven't checked any closed auctions yet, so maybe they've increased that much. But if that's the case, I'm thinking I can probably buy a nFD 50mm f/1.2 L for less.
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iangreenhalgh1
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stevemark
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stevemark wrote:
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| The only expensive mf lens that I can think of right now that I wish I had is the Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical. But I might not be successful finding one for "only" $1000 anymore. |
Recently an auction here in Switzerland which contained both the FD 1.2/55mm Asph and the FD 1.2/85mm Asph was ending for about CHF 850.--.
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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10 times the price ^^^ or he smoke something |
besides weed
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Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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Gardener
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Gardener wrote:
@cooltouch
It could be real, and frankly, if you have a super-rare lens like that it may make sense to hold out and wait for a stupid rich collector. It also makes sense on another level - purposely overpricing it drives the traffic to his store. |
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